A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork, but say they believe it will become an icon and plan to gift it to a museum. The artist sold three editions, each in the US$120,000 (RM496,000) to US$150,000 (RM620,000) range, according to the Perrotin gallery. "Ultimately we sense that Cattelan’s banana will become an iconic historical object." "I respect Maurizio, but it’s art performance: Hungry artist, ” said Datuna, who was not among the buyers. Without one, "a piece of conceptual artwork is nothing more than its material representation.” - APWe're sorry, this article is unavailable at the moment.

Source: The Star December 13, 2019 09:56 UTC